Canadian Film Weekly (Jul 27, 1949)

July 27, 1949 MANITOBA EXHIBS (Continued from Page 1) lective bargaining, Harold Bishop on public relations, Bob Hurwitz on amusement taxes, and Eddie Newman on the bulletin service. The secretary gave a summary of the fight against daylight saving time, which may end if the public votes against it in the fall referendum in Winnipeg and other places. The meeting passed another resolution against it and this was directed to officials of communities using manipulated time. Another important report was that of the committee appointed to study the new Minimum Wages Regulations. The committee (Beach, H. and R. D. Hurwitz, and Harold Bishop) found the classification of statutory holidays as overtime periods unsatisfactory and this point of view was placed before the Minister of Labor by Beach. Revision was requested in a brief and no decision has been handed down yet. It was noted that Premier Garson had been impressed with the Association’s position on the amusement tax and had reduced it through Order-in-Council since the last meeting. Others elected as Officers and directors were Richard Miles, first vice-president; Dave Rothstein, second vice-president; R. D. Hurwitz, treasurer; B. K. Beach, secretary; resident directors — H. A. Morton, E. A. Zorn, I. Triller, B. Sommers and H. Prygrocki; non-resident directors — Sam Pearlman, Dauphin, P. J. Lowe, Cartwright, and Mrs. M. Hay, McGregor. The constitution was amended to permit the election of a second vice-president. The election of Mrs. M. Hay marks the first time a member of the feminine sex has been on the executive. The nominating committee for the coming year consists of H. A. Morton, I. Triller and H. A. Bishop, with R. D. Hurwitz, past president, acting as chairman. The meeting was followed in the evening by a banquet, at which many distinguished figures were guests, among them Chief Justice E. K. Williams, KC; Hon. W. C. Williams, Provincial Treasurer, representing the Premier, who was unable to attend; Mayor Garnet Coulter of Winnipeg; Mayor George McLean of St. Boniface; Mayor W. Gordon of Selkirk; and Hon. C. E. Green‘lay, Minister of Labor. The Chief Inspector of Theatres, the Fire Chief and many others interested in the theatre industry were also among the guests who heard W. P. Fillmore, KC, deliver an address on civil rights which was tinged with wit. Harry Gray thanked the speaker. Tom Pacey provided a fine floor show and Harold Bishop took care of the hotel arrangements. Canadian FILM WEEKLY eg =a F Wy On The Odeon, seeking art exhibits for its Carlton Street gallery, found it had been wandering afield unnecessarily. This week you'll see the work of three talented members of its art department on its walls. They are Murray Stewart, Lyle Glover and Gwen Braund. Reminds me of the man who travelled all over the world looxing for gold and finally found it in his own back yard. ‘ Paul Duval, who handles Odeon’s art interests, may ask all Odeon employees to show their work and after that personnel of the industry. It’s a boy, their second, at the Don Summervilles. He’s the youngest member of the popular Summerville clan headed by excontroller and MP Billy Summerville, Sr. Don manages the Prince of Wales Theatre ... Congrats are also due to Felix Lazarus, Warner-Pathe Canadian Newsreel cameraman. The baby, Susan Esther, was born in LI, NY ... They call him J. Arthur Silverstone since that London-New York report, reprinted here, about 20thFox buying into Odeon Theatres in this country. “A theatrical magazine reports that many contortionists are unemployed and destitute,’ comments the Kitchener Record. ‘One would think they would know how to make ends meet, but it seems they don’t know which way to turn.” This being my last column before vacation, I won’t be able to comment immediately after the Variety baseball game about the great job done on ticket handling by those two guys with superhuman endurance, Billy Summerville, Jr. and Ernie Rawley. Then there is that swell stint on the program by Jimmy Nairn and the prize effort of Jimmy Cameron in picking up prizes. Fellows like Larry Graburn, Bert Wilkes, Sam Wacker, Sam Glasier, Al Harvey, Don Summerville, Bert Brown, Johnny Poole, Harvey Kathron and Bill Richardson of Dufferin, helped in one way or another, as did many others. If you are wondering about the annual Film Weekly golf tournament, it may be held in September but by the Variety Club. Tents all through America have an annual tournament and two would be too many. Tom Daley and his committee will look into things and we’ll let ycu know the score. There should be a Popcorns Anonymous for guys like me who can’t take the stuff and can’t leave it alone . . . City sceme: An aged Chinese reading a comic book . . . To me, Medicine’s greatest failure is its inability to do something worthwhile about sinus trouble. The sufferer doesn’t know whether he’s on foot or horseback when it’s bothering him. I hear stories about a theatre to be constructed on Spadina, near College ... There has been a quiet checkup of stage equipment in one of the best of the old vaudeville houses, now a movie... Leon Leonidoff is sharing the billing with Olsen & Johnson for their CNE show, which they ought to call “Corn of the Realm.” In Riverdale Zoo, among a number of usual-type turtles, there is one painted red. These words are on his shell: “First Div—1940.” Likely a military mascot during the big tiff. What tales of strife and adventure he must tell his stay-at-home companions on winter nights! They, who have known naught but the waters of their native Ontario and their common prison, must listen enchanted to every word of the daring one’s experiences while serving King and Country in other lands. Some interesting visitors were in town recently. Harry Hurwitz of Winnipeg spent some time gabbing with his fellow-barkers at the Variety Club. And there I met the Haskell Masters entertaining the Arthur Steeles of Jacksonville, Florida. He's an exhibitor. The Steeles were heading for Dryden, where they intended to try for our type of fish. Also here for a quick visit were Mr. and Mrs. George Griffiths of Australia, where the gentleman is a high executive of Hoyt’s circuit. Travelling with their son and daughter, they have been looking this continent over for two months now and from here went toward Banff, from where they go to Vancouver, then sail for home. Which reminds me — isn’t it time one of the endless number of Waterman brothers of Aussieland showed up? Page 5 82 WB SHORTS (Continued from Page 1) tion in New York, during which he discussed the product for the coming year with Norman Moray, president of Warner Pathe News and short subjects sales manager. Series and titles in the forthcoming short subjects include: Eight “Exclusive” two-reel Specials in color by Technicolor— Pony Express Days, March on America, Scouts West, Stage Kids, Killers of the Swamp, Winter Wonderland, Jungle Terror and Give Me Liberty. Ten Sports Parade shorts in color by Technicolor—The Little Archer, Kings of the Rockies, Turtle Racing, Let’s Go Boating, Alpine Champions, This Sporting World, That’s Just Bully, Riviera Sports, Fun in the Sun and Sportsmen’s Paradise. Blue Ribbon Cartoons (re-releases) will include 13 offerings in color by Technicolors—Tom Thumb in Trouble, Farm Frolics, The Hep Cat, Toy Trouble, Inki and the Lion, Tick Tock Tuckered, My Favorite Duck, The Sheepish Wolf, Double Chaser, 5th Column Huse, Booby Hatched, Trap Happy Porky and Lost and Foundling. Six two-reel black and white featurettes (new and reprints)— Pigskin Passes, The Grass Is Always Greener, Just for Fun, Vaudeville Days, Calling All Girls and Oklahoma Outlaws. Six black and white Warner Novelties: Animal Antics, Sitz Marks the Spot, Fads and Fashions, Hands Tell the Story, Hit Him Again and Do You Remember. Eight black and white Melody Master Band (re-releases)—Ozzie Nelson and Band, Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos, California Band and Glee Club, Forty Boys and a Song, Leo Reisman and His Band, Play Girls, Emil Coleman and His Band and Matty Malneck and His Band. Six Joe McDoakes single reel comedies—So You Want to Learn Golf, So You Want to Be a Hero, So You Want to Be a Fireman, So You Want to Learn to Fish, So You Want to Be a Cop and So You Want to Get it Wholesale. There will be 26 new Warner Bros. cartoons in the Merrie Melody and Looney Tunes series in color, "Last Year's Snow" Columbia has bought Don Tracy’s Last Year’s Snow. Position Wanted Young, aggressive theatre manager would like position. Now at liberty. Married, no children. Willing to go anywhere. Can supply references. Write Box 22 CANADIAN FILM WEEKLY 175 Bloor St, E., Toronto ————